1. The executive team is healthy and aligned:
This habit focuses on ensuring that the leadership team is united and aligned on the company's vision, values, and goals.
2. Everyone is aligned with the #1 thing that needs to be accomplished this quarter:
This habit emphasizes the importance of setting clear priorities and focusing everyone's efforts on achieving the most important objective for the current quarter.
3. Communication rhythm is established and information moves through the organization accurately and quickly:
This habit is about creating a regular cadence of communication within the organization so that everyone stays informed and up-to-date on important developments.
4. Every facet of the organization has a person assigned with accountability for ensuring goals are met:
This habit stresses the importance of accountability, ensuring that everyone in the organization knows what they are responsible for and is held accountable for achieving their goals.
5. Ongoing employee input is collected to identify obstacles and opportunities:
This habit emphasizes the importance of soliciting feedback from employees to identify problems, opportunities, and potential areas for improvement.
6. Reporting and analysis of customer feedback data are as frequent and accurate as financial data:
This habit is about giving equal weight to customer feedback as to financial data and using it to inform strategic decisions.
7. Core values and purpose are "alive" in the organization:
This habit focuses on ensuring that the company's core values and purpose are not just words on a page, but are actually lived and embodied by everyone in the organization.
8. Employees can articulate the company's key components strategy:
This habit emphasizes the importance of ensuring that every employee understands the company's overall strategy and how their work contributes to achieving it.
9. All employees can answer quantitatively whether they had a successful day or week:
This habit is about setting clear, measurable goals for every employee and empowering them to track their progress and assess their own success.
10. The company's plans and performance are visible to everyone:
This habit stresses the importance of transparency and making sure that everyone in the organization has access to the same information about the company's plans, performance, and progress toward its goals.